Diuretics are better for treating blood pressure problems than newer medicines
According to the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) // results, most effective treatment of high blood pressure seems to be diuretics of the thiazide variety that are also sometimes known as the water pills. In the results of the study was published in this week’s The Journal of American Medical association. ALLHAT is considered one of...Diuretics may decrease electrolytes level
Thiazide diuretics which are prescribed for preventing strokes have been found to reduce electrolytes sodium and potassium which may cause low blood pressure and problems with heart rhythms.// Professor Ian Hall and his team from Queen’s Medical centre and Nottingham University studied the effect of diuretics in 32,000 adults and found that only 10,000 of them had their recommended sodium and po...Diuretics More Effective In Controlling High Blood Pressure
The largest ever high blood pressure clinical trial is launching a nationwide outreach program to improve the methods of controlling high blood pressure. // This is a follow-up to the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) and is being launched in collaboration with the National High Blood Pressure Education Program (NHBPEP). The ALLHAT blo...